MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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